United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604

May 25, 2000

Before

Hon. Richard A. P osn er, Circuit Judge

Hon. John L. C offey, Circuit Judge

Hon. Kenneth F . Ripple, Circuit Judge

Nos. 00-1272, 00-1312, 00-1313, 00-1314 and 00-1330 Appeals from the United States District CHICAG O FIREFIGH TERS LO CAL 2, Court for the Northern District of JOHN, M. CRAVEN, LARRY W. Illinois, Eastern Division. AN OMAN , et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, Nos. 87 C 7295, 89 C 7984, 93 C 5438, 93 C 6175, & 96 C 808 v. James F . Holderm an, Judge. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

ORDER

The slip opinion issued on May 3, 2001, is amended to change the phrase on page 6 of the opinion "namely that the fire department draws applicants from the Chicago suburbs as well as the city, and the suburbs are 'whiter'" to read "namely th at the fire department draws applicants from the Chicago suburbs (for since 1974 applicants have been required merely to reside in the city on the date they su bm it their application and so they could move to the city on the sa me day they applied), an d the suburbs are 'w hiter'".